4006 ARTICLE 17.
the Mayor and Common Council. Upon complaint made to any said Jus-
tice of the Peace of the violation of any such ordinance or regulation, said
Justice shall issue process in the name of the Mayor anl Common Council
of Mount Rainier against the party offending, and shall determine the
matter in the same manner as in any case arising under the laws of this
State, and shall receive the same fees therefor. In default of the payment
of any fine or penalty imposed by such Justice of the Peace for the viola-
tion of any such ordinance or regulation, the Justice of the Peace deter-
mining such case may commit the party fined in accordance with the pro-
visions of Section 768, and in all such proceedings the town officers duly
appointed shall have the same power, proceed in the same manner and
receive the same fees as constables now receive in similar cases in which the
State of Maryland is a party. All warrants sworn out in the name of the
Mayor and Common Council of Mount Rainier shall be amendable at any
time before judgment, and any case brought before any Justice of the
Peace for the violation of any ordinance or regulation of the Mayor and
Common Council of Mount Rainier, may be removed by any party thereto
to another Justice of the Peace of Prince George's County, either in the
same or an adjoining election district in said County, upon the filing of
a written motion and affidavit that the party making the motion believes
he cannot have a fair trial before said Justice of the Peace. In case said
motion is made by the Mayor and Common Council the affidavit shall be
made by the Mayor. In case there is no Justice of the Peace resident in
said town, cases brought under the provisions of this act, may be brought
before some other Justice resident in the election district of Prince
George's County in which said town is located, and the Mayor and Com-
mon Council may provide for the expenses so incurred. All fines collected
for the violation of ordinances or regulations of the Mayor and Common
Council shall be turned over to them by the Justice of the Peace before
whom the cases shall be tried at least once a month. In all cases for the
violation of an ordinance or regulation of the Mayor and Common Coun-
cil of Mount Rainier, either party shall have the right to appeal from the
decision of the Justice of the Peace to the Circuit Court for Prince
George's County upon the giving of such bond, or the entering into such
recognizance as the Justice may require, and such cases shall be heard in
said Court as are other criminal appeals.
PUBLIC HIGHWAYS.
1916, oh. 200, sec. 17.
771. All streets, avenues, roads and alleys within the corporate limits
of the town of Mount Rainier, as herein set forth, which shall have been
dedicated to the use of the public prior to the passage of this Act, are
hereby declared to be public highways under the supervision and control
of the Mayor and Common Council of Mount Rainier.
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